To cite a dataset from the GRIIDC data repository that has not been issued a DOI, please use the following format:
[data originator last name], [data originator first name], [co-data originators]. [title of the dataset] [year dataset registered/published by GRIIDC]. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Available from:

Example:
Ajemian, Matthew and Sean Powers. Satellite telemetry and aerial survey data for the assessment of distribution, abundance and file-scale habitat use of rays in the Gulf of Mexico data from 2008 to 2012. 2014. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Available from: https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/data/Y1.x068.000:0001/.